My Boston Terrier, Panda, is going to be 9 months old on 08/29, but she looks about 3 months old. She barely weighs 5 pounds. She eats very well, she is caught up on her shots, she gets dewormed every month, all is well, its just that it seems like she doesn't grow. Both of her parents were around 14 pounds each, and Panda was the 'runt' of the litter...
I have a 4 year old male Boston who is 18 pounds, and I don't remember him taking as long as she is to grow.
Is she going to be abnormally small? When do Bostons generally stop growing? Will she hit a growth spirt at all?
Isn't my boston supposed to be bigger?virus scanner
Bostons bred to the breed standard generally weigh over 10 pounds and up to 25 pounds. If they are over 25 pounds they are technically too big.
Your girl's parents are about average size for Bostons. Since your girl was the "runt" she may develop a little more slowly, but I don't think she's likely to get to be more than about 8 pounds. I've heard of dogs this size coming from parents that are within the standard.
The only concern, and you don't mention it, is whether you had planned to try to breed her one day. With her this small, I'd say you should absolutely NOT breed her. Bostons often need a C-section no matter what size they are. With her this small, she might have a very difficult time with pregnancy and probably couldn't free-whelp. So go ahead and talk with your vet about when to spay her.
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